SaskatchewanChris Fahlman, the man accused of fatally shooting a woman while she travelled in a vehicle on a highway near Weyburn, will remain in custody.Chris Fahlman will remain in custody as he awaits trialHannah Spray · CBC News · Posted: Nov 27, 2025 11:41 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Chris Fahlman arrives at the Weyburn courthouse last week for the second day of his bail hearing. On Wednesday, the judge issued his decision denying bail. (CBC News)Chris Fahlman, the man accused of fatally shooting a woman while she travelled in a vehicle on a highway near Weyburn, Sask., will remain in custody.Court of King’s Bench Justice Michael Morris issued his decision Wednesday afternoon. A two-day bail hearing was held in Weyburn last week.His reasons for the decision, as well as the evidence heard at the bail hearing, are covered by a publication ban to protect Fahlman’s right to a fair trial.Fahlman, 42, is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Tanya Myers, 44, and with intentionally firing a gun while being reckless to the life and safety of another person.Myers died on Sept. 12 while she was a passenger in a vehicle on Highway 39, just northwest of Weyburn. Police arrested Fahlman on Nov. 1 and initially charged him with manslaughter and three gun-related charges, but those counts were stayed when the second-degree murder charge was laid on Nov. 12.His next appearance in Weyburn provincial court is scheduled for Dec. 9.WATCH | Decision reserved in bail hearing for man charged in fatal highway shooting:Decision reserved in bail hearing for Regina man charged in fatal Sask. highway shootingA judge has reserved his decision in the bail hearing of Chris Fahlman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Tanya Myers on Highway 39 near Weyburn on September 12.ABOUT THE AUTHORHannah Spray is a reporter and editor for CBC Saskatoon. She began her journalism career in newspapers, first in her hometown of Meadow Lake, Sask., moving on to Fort St. John, B.C., and then to the Saskatoon StarPhoenix.
Bail denied for man charged in Sask. highway shooting case
